Seminole/Magruder/Wardlaw/Jackson Veins

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Georgia, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron-Pyrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067511
MRDS ID W000288
Record type Site
Current site name Seminole/Magruder/Wardlaw/Jackson Veins
Alternate or previous names Seminole, Magruder Gold Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.56426, 33.77934 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Metasville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clark Hill Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Athens(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Savannah(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Lincoln

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Iron-Pyrite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Magruder Vein - Contains Mostly Sphalerite. Wardlaw & Finley Veins Contain Galena and Native Copper With Little Or No Sphalerite. From Se. To Nw. The Main Veins Are: Wardlaw, Jackson, Seminole, Magruder.
  • Copper As Native Copper

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore
Gold Ore
Copper Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Galena Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gahnite Gangue
Bornite Gangue
Spessartite Gangue
Malachite Gangue
Tenorite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.56426, 33.77934

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Biotite Schist
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sericite Schist
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Micaceous Schist
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gness

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: WITHIN THE SCHIST AND GNEISS ARE FINE SACCHAROIDAL QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING STRINGERS OF MASSIVE QUARTZ. MORE SILICIFIED AREAS ARE HIGH IN GOLD, GALENA AND CHALCOPYRITE. SCHIST BETWEEN VEINS IS WELL MINERALIZED. PYRITE IS DISSEMINATED IN ALL OF THE ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1852-1861; 1880-1884; 1900

Comments on the production information

  • MINE WAS REOPENED IN 1900 FOR COPPER MINING. ALL PREVIOUS MINING HAD BEEN FOR GOLD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COFER, H. E., 1953, GAHNITE OCCURENCE AND ASSOCIATION AT MAGRUDER MINE, LINCOLN COUNTY, GEORGIA; GA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. NO. 60, P. 309-312

  • Deposit

    Cofer, H. E., 1953, Gahnite Occurrence And Association At Magruder Mine, Lincoln County, Georgia: Georgia Geological. Survey Bulletin 60, P. 309-312.Cofer, H. E., 1953, Gahnite Occurrence And Association At Magruder Mine, Lincoln County, Georgia: Georgia Geological. Survey Bulletin 60, P. 309-312.

  • Deposit

    Hurst, V.J., Crawford, T.J., And Sandy, J., 1966, Mineral Resources Of The Central Savannah River Area. Vol. 11: Georgia Geological Survey Reprint Rt-10, 231 P.Hurst, V.J., Crawford, T.J., And Sandy, J., 1966, Mineral Resources Of The Central Savannah River Area. Vol. 11: Georgia Geological Survey Reprint Rt-10, 231 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit This Is Part of the Little River Series - Meta. Vols. and Seds. Generally the Ore Richest In Silver and Lead, Is Poorest In Gold and Pyrite; and Vice Versa. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit THIS IS PART OF THE LITTLE RIVER SERIES - META. VOLS. AND SEDS. GENERALLY THE ORE RICHEST IN SILVER AND LEAD, IS POOREST IN GOLD AND PYRITE; AND VICE VERSA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Cannon, Suzanne S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey non-ore min
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; added Magruder name

Beyond USGS

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